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Men accused in Father's Day shooting death charged with assault on 2nd victim from same incident

Four Winnipeg men who already faced charges in connection with the shooting death of a man earlier this year have been charged with aggravated assault on another man who was shot a the same time.

William Sumner, 27, died after being shot 3 times in June

William Sumner died after being shot three times on Father's Day while visiting friends at a home on Pritchard Avenue in Winnipeg. (Supplied photo)

Four Winnipeg men who already facecharges in connection with the shooting death of a man earlier this yearhave been charged with aggravated assault on another man who was shot a the same time.

William Sumner, 27, died after being shot three times while visiting friends ata Pritchard Avenue home onFather's Day, June 18. He was a father of three children.

Police charged CameronBounthiengKinnavanthong, 32, with second-degree murder, among other offences. Threeother menGene Lester Joseph Malcolm,Jonathan Erin Catchewayand Leon Edward Patchinose were charged with manslaughter in the same incident.

On Tuesday, Const. Tammy Skrabek said police officers encountered a 25-year-old man on July 3 while investigating an unrelated incident, and noticed he had a gunshot wound to his leg.

Police learned the man had been present for Sumner's shooting, and received the wound at that time.

Skrabeksaid the man hadn't been treated for the wound until then. She said he was taken to hospital, but she wasn't sure ofhis status now.

"There was discussion, however,that his injuries could be very significant," she said.

All 4 suspects charged

Between Oct. 18 and Oct. 23, police charged all four suspects in Sumner's deathwith aggravated assault against the 25-year-old. They are all in provincial custody.

Skrabek said prior to police finding the 25-year-old man, it had been unclear that there was a second victim from the Pritchardshooting.

"I know officers had been looking into the possibility, but there was no information immediately following the incident that there had been a second victim,"Skrabeksaid.